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I’ve always been a fan of Electronic Air over its 21 year history, and I was invited in late 2016 to become part of the crew. I will be a substitute DJ and fill in for the regulars when they need a break from the action.

I have been away from radio DJing for over 20 years and am really excited to be part of this amazing crew, and to DJ again. Tune in, it will be great!

Up for your enjoyment is an EBM / Coldwave Mixtape. I have been creating playlists on my devices and when I hit a song that would fit well on a “stylized” mixtape I bookmark it. I have been doing this for years with the intent of throwing together mixtapes. Nothing fancy with this mixtape, just simply an old-school style of putting tracks together for my listening pleasure!

For me the styles of “Coldwave” and “Electronic Body Music” (EBM) are basically the same – cyberpunk. The term started being used in the press during the very late 70’s with Kraftwerk’s sound and led into the darker electronic sounds in the early eighties. I have loved this style of music since I first heard examples of it on the Denver music television show Teletunes in the early/mid 80’s. MTV wasn’t allowed in the small rural town I grew up in, but that was okay because MTV would have never gone this alternative anyway.

Here is the track listing:

Ortrotasce “At Your Last Breath” (2013)

Nitzer Ebb “Let Beauty Loose” (1987)

Kline Coma Xero “Left Behind” (2014)

Front 242 “Body to Body” (1981)

A Flock of Seagulls “The Last Flight of Yuri Gagarin” (1983)

Black Lung “Eugenics” (1994)

Lassigue Bendthaus “JKTV Otaku (How Many Angels Can Dance on the Head of a Modem)” (1994)

I’ve been sitting on this one for a while; I had put voice-over back tracks in but took forever to get around to doing the voice overs. Finally, I’ll call it done. About 60 minutes (2x 30m) of new and old wave; produced by Waveforms! Fun and catchy stuff, enjoy!